Multimedia animations

In this section you will find several animations designed and produced by the International Polar Foundation on different topics linked to the polar regions, the way our planet's climate functions, climate change, biodiversity and energy.

Most of these animations are available as CD-ROMS in various languages. Please contact us for more information.

  • Rational use of energy

    Rational use of energy

    03.03.2009

    This flash animation is part of the Energy CD-ROM. It aims to make people aware of the need to reduce energy consumption given the price, the limit of the resources we depend on, and the pollution caused. Two concrete cases…

  • Energy consumption today and in the past

    Energy consumption today and in the past

    16.02.2009

    This animation is part of the Energy CD-ROM. Its goal is to compare energy consumption 70 years ago and now trough the journey of two boys, Henri and Lucas.

  • Biodiversity - test your knowledge

    Biodiversity - test your knowledge

    30.04.2008

    Test your knowledge on biodiversity and climate change with this quiz that goes over the 14 flash animations.

  • Biodiversity: Things we can do on a Daily Basis

    Biodiversity: Things we can do on a Daily Basis

    25.04.2008

    The current climate crisis is threatening biodiversity, but it is also confronting us with an opportunity to take a fresh look at our current way of living. How? By reducing our footprint on the environment. To enable us to do…

  • Biodiversity in the North Sea

    Biodiversity in the North Sea

    07.04.2008

    Having already been weakened by overfishing, the North Sea's biodiversity now has to face up to yet another peril: climate warming.The temperature increase associated with climate warming is causing modifications in the plankton's composition and encouraging the establishment of exotic…

  • Biodiversity in the Fagnes

    Biodiversity in the Fagnes

    29.03.2008

    This animation focuses on one of the key components of the Fagnes: peat bogs. It shows how peat bogs, which are a unique and sometimes poorly known ecosystem in Belgium, are undergoing the combined effects of climate change and human…

  • Biodiversity in Belgium

    Biodiversity in Belgium

    27.03.2008

    Although the effects of climate change vary from one place to another, they are appearing everywhere. A number of different phenomena are already being observed in Belgium: the rhythm of life of several species has been disrupted, and "thermophile" species…

  • Biodiversity - Coral Reefs

    Biodiversity - Coral Reefs

    17.03.2008

    A coral "head" is composed of a colony of animals (polyps) that live thanks to the presence of plant matter (algae) in their tissue. The collaboration between polyps and algae is one of true "symbiosis", each organism being able to…

  • Biodiversity - Natural Rhythms

    Biodiversity - Natural Rhythms

    03.03.2008

    The flash animation explains that "phenology" is the study of a species' rhythm of life. A number of things determine the rhythm of life of a species, such as the seasons, the temperature, the duration of daylight, the rhythm of…

  • Biodiversity and Food

    Biodiversity and Food

    20.02.2008

    Biodiversity is essential for feeding human beings and animals. As a result, if climate change impacts on certain geographical areas, it also affects the people, animals and plants that live there. The effects of these changes vary a great deal…

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